Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!
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    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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    It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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    Jupiter's magnetosphere is the largest single structure inside the Solar System. If you could see it with your eyes, it would appear larger than our full Moon.
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    Sun Color
    Sun Color
    The Sun is actually white. Viewed from space or a high altitude, it appears as its true color; white. Whereas viewed from a low altitude, atmospheric rendering makes it appear as yellow.
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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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